Todd Presner (right) with members of his AI and Cultural Heritage Lab, postdoctoral researcher Ulysses Pascal, technical lead Aileen Tang, and graduate student researchers Anna Bonazzi and Sophia Toubian. Original…
Read MoreCD Eskilson | February 13, 2026 Adapted from an article published by the UCLA College of Humanities. Read the full story here. As an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, Ryan Schaller…
Read MoreWe are delighted to introduce—and warmly welcome—our two inaugural ELTS Student Ambassadors, Zoe French and Morgan O’Brien. This quarter marks the launch of a new ELTS Student Ambassador initiative, and we are thrilled…
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Academician Barbara Cassin presenting the Inaugural Barbara Cassin Prize. Photo courtesy of C. Schröder/ Unistra The inaugural Barbara Cassin Prize for Excellence in Research and Translation has been awarded…
Read MoreThe Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies (ELTS) continues to expand its engagement with the public humanities through collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects that connect cultural study, environmental inquiry, and…
Read MoreFive students from the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies contributed their foresight, cultural insights and language skills to International Education Week at UCLA. Each student composed a short letter…
Read MoreELTS PhD student, Hugo Fortin, received the 2025 Grandgent Award, an annual award given by the Dante Society of America to the best essay on a subject related to the…
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On October 30th, the Center for French Excellence hosted “Building Global and Local Communities: Impact of Olympic & Paralympic Games.” This conference aimed to discuss the impact that the Olympic…
Read MoreAlexa Rojas, ELTS minor in Italian Studies Alexa Rojas, an undergraduate minor in Italian Studies, has been awarded two major prizes: The Velli Prize given by the American Boccaccio Association…
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Bella Dante, ELTS PhD candidate in Italian Studies Bella Dante was selected as a 2025 winner of the Casola Prize, a prestigious honor given by the Patrons of Italian Culture…
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